Back in 2010, when the now Grand MaMa's were the Reignmakers, the team lost their opening divisional-placement game by 27 points to Young and Reckless 59-32.
The team combined to shoot 8% from three point range, only made 14 total shots on the night (25%) and scored only 12 points in the second half. Only two members of this year team were playing that day as Brandon Hunter (5/23 from the floor) led the team that night with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Fast forward almost four years later.
The Grand MaMa's (1-3) fall to The Family by 26, losing 72-46.
The numbers from the two games are extremely similar as the team only shot 18% (6/34) from three and 26% (19/72) total for the game. The MaMa's could only put up 15 points in a second half where shots within 5 feet of the basket seemingly rolled off the rim all night long.
The Family spread the game out early, scoring 24 of their 39 points in the first half off of three pointers and truly never looked back; they totaled half of their points from beyond the arc spreading the Grand MaMa's 2-3 as thin as they could.
On the offensive end, the Grand MaMa's had a fairly balanced scoring attack, point total wise, with Brandon Hunter leading the team with 12 (7 rebounds), followed by Kevin Morgan with 11, Jason Hunter with 9, and Matt Eberwein with 8 (11 rebounds). Andy Kempf (4 points, 11 rebounds) and Chuck Caldwell (2 points) rounded out the scoring effort that was never going to be enough on this evening.
There were some positives to take from the game, though you have to dig a little. The team is starting to hit the glass harder as a unit, grabbing 41 rebounds. Eberwein and Kempf are closing in on averaging 10 rebounds a game, though only through four games, and Chuck Caldwell is nearly 3 rebounds a game(3.8) over his career total (1.9). The Grand MaMa's will also likely never face a team quite as talented as The Family for the rest of the fall season and even throughout its upcoming winter season. The Family has been a staple in the Brunswick Rec League Upper Division, routinely finishing at the top of the standings there for the past few seasons. The Grand MaMa's have finished near the top of their division respectively, but in the League's Lower Division.
The Grand MaMa's are also still a bit slim when it comes to their overall roster numbers as Kyle Komer, Justin Woo, and Brent Hunter were all absent from this nights contest. Woo and Hunter will likely be out the entire fall. Player-coach Kerry Hunter has yet to dress for a contest this season.
The Grand MaMa's will look to bounce back next Monday. Time for their game has not been disclosed at the time of this article.
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